Join Midlands Connect for it's annual EV Conference, taking place virtually on 11 March. We will be exploring many different topics in the world of electric vehicles, browse the agenda below to get a flavour of the topics we will be discussing:
9:30 – 9:45 | Speech – welcome and introductions
Maria Machancoses (CEO, Midlands Connect)
9:45 – 10:30 | Panel 1: Watt’s next – the future of battery and vehicle manufacturing technology
- Umar Sharif (Electromobility Support Manager, Volvo Trucks)
- Maria Nelson-Clarke (Senior Business Development Manager, Hyperbat)
- Andrew Mansfield (EV Supply Chain Manager, SMMT)
- Simon Dunnett (Technical Sales Manager, HORIBA MIRA)
- Chair: Bharat Pathania (Head of New Technologies, Midlands Connect)
10:30 – 10:45 | Keynote speech – Department for Transport/OZEV
Grace Limburg (Head of Strategy and Policy, Local EV Infrastructure at Department for Transport)
10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee break
11:00 – 11:45 | Sparking collaboration: continuing the journey as Midlands First EV Consortium
- Zain Ghafoor (EV Project Lead, City of Stoke-on-Trent Council)
- Lana Meddings (Transport and Growth Manager, Lincolnshire County Council)
- Daniel Gillett (Principal Officer, Lincolnshire County Council)
- Chair: Heather Foster (New Technologies Lead, Midlands Connect)
11:45 – 12:30 | Panel 3: Wired for success: experiences of commercial fleet electrification
- Michelle Gardner (Deputy Director for Policy, Logistics UK)
- Kate Tyrell (CEO, ChargeSafe)
- Miles Durrant (Head of Climate Strategy & Circular, Royal Mail)
- Luke Hall (Head of External Affairs and Engagement, National Grid)
- Chair: Alex Dodds (Policy Lead, Midlands Connect)
12:30 – 12:45 | Coffee break
12:45 – 13:30 | Shared momentum: decarbonising community transport
- Mark Whitelocks, Stagecoach Midlands, Managing Director
- Chanelle Dwyer (National Development Manager, Community Transport Association)
- Stephen Holloway (Partnership Coordinator for Integrated Transport Services, TfWM)
- Chair: Jason Copper (Strategy Sponsor, Midlands Connect)
13:30 – 13:45 | Speech – closing remarks
Maria Machancoses (CEO, Midlands Connect)
